Anarchism and Radical Decentralization Are the Same Thing, by Ryan McMaken
McMaken has written a post that must be read more than once to be properly appreciated. While I find one or two sticking points (which may be more definitional than anything), he paints a wonderful portrait of the intersection of anarchy, decentralization, governance, and culture.
Let me get the sticking points out of the way. One nit I will pick, which I believe McMaken does not clarify: given today’s technology, a “territorial unit” could be as small as a household (I won’t go smaller).
The closer we reach a libertarian society the more possibilities for further decentralization will be developed (which is why I favor every attempt at decentralization). We just don’t know because we cannot know – we aren’t central planners, after all.